UFC Fight Night 92: Dennis Bermudez vs. Rony Jason Toe to Toe Preview – Complete Breakdown

Bermudez tries to entertain us some more against Rony Jason this August 6, 2016 at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.

One sentence summary

David: Captain Carnage takes on Captain Copacetic in this comic book battle of modestly above average pugilism tracing.

Phil: Who got knocked out more excitingly by Jeremy Stephens?

Stats

Record: Dennis Bermudez 15-5 Rony Jason 14-5-1 NC

Odds: Dennis Bermudez -235 Rony Jason +215

HIstory / Introduction to the fighters

David: Bermudez fights like those animated characters you create on your own with no discernible characteristics that are built on nothing but horsepower. He’s a more civilized Diego Brandao, which is why he’s actually part of the division’s important hierarchy. But that doesn’t make him any less flawed. Related to nothing, I watch his fight with Matt Grice at least twice a day.

Phil: Coming off TUF, Bermudez was the kind of defensively deficient, athletic and hyper-aggressive talent who might be expected to become something quite special down the road. Now, years later he’s… a defensively deficient, athletic and hyper-aggressive talent. No real complaints here, because he’s incredibly fun to watch. Unlike many physically overwhelming high-pace fighters, he doesn’t even have particularly bad cardio, so his fights are entertaining hulk smash violence from start to finish.

David: On paper, Jason belongs on these main card firestarters. He’s only ever won one fight in his career by decision, so he’s dependably violent in victory or defeat. Yet who tweets anxiety memes and Loki gifs to their fellow peers in anticipation for a Rony Jason fight? Wait, what are we doing here? Shouldn’t Dayne Fox be earning his bread by doing diligent preview work while we sip appletini’s in a Manhattan High Rise talking about our favorite hyper-cultured, privileged Woody Allen characters?

Phil: Hey, you could argue that on a pure rankings standpoint these guys deserve to be in the main event more than Bruce Leeroy and Rodriguez do. Anyway, as you alluded to, Mr Bezerra was one of the TUF winners who fell off the radar pretty quickly. He was one of the veteran winners, and while he was fairly violent, it was clearly the product of a relatively well-rounded skillset rather than a blinding physicality which would pay dividends down the road. “He’s about as good as he’s going to be” people thought… and they appeared to be largely right.

What are the stakes?

Phil: Violence for the violence gods. Either guy winning is fine for the UFC- Jason does decently well with the Brazilian fans, and Bermudez is a personable purveyor of blood-soaked kineticism. …

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